Valley of the Kings of Egypt*
With the beginning of the New Kingdom and the rise of the 18th Dynasty in Egypt (around 1550 BC), the Egyptian kings stopped building pyramid-shaped tombs and began building stone tombs in the Valley of the Kings. That is, instead of burying them on the ground and building pyramids, the tombs were dug into the mountain.
The Valley of the Kings is the most famous burial site in Egypt, located on the west bank of the Nile in the ancient city of Thebes (now Luxor).
The Valley of the Kings is divided into two valleys: 
*Eastern Valley*: Contains 63 tombs, of which 23 are royal tombs and 40 are the names of princes, officials, pets, and unknown persons (the people buried in this valley are not necessarily pharaohs).
*Western Valley*: Contains five tombs. 
The Egyptian kings completely changed the design of their tombs to protect their tombs from theft. 
The tombs in the Valley of the Kings had no visible superstructure. During this period, the construction of upper levels was only possible for non-royal tombs. The royal offering altar was located some distance from the tomb in the desert on the edge of agricultural land closer to the Nile River, while royal burials took place in the Valley of the Kings. Many innovations in tomb design were made in this valley. For example, all the tombs are made of stone, but instead of having elaborate exteriors carved out of the rock, the entrance is cut directly into the valley floor or, if the entrance is cut into the rock, it is hidden and inaccessible.
One of the architectural features of the upper levels of non-royal tombs is the use of burial cones made of clay, meaning that wherever a cone is found, there must be a tomb.
Some of the important tombs in this valley include:
1. Tutankhamun's Tomb: Discovered almost intact, filled with royal objects, clothing, chariots, and even dried flowers left on the coffin.
2. ⁠Tomb of Ramses II: The largest tomb in this valley, where in addition to Ramses, his sons were also buried. A mural tells the story of more than 20 of Ramses' sons being buried there.
3. ⁠Tomb of Ramses VI: There are beautiful paintings of the journey of the pharaoh's soul in this tomb.
4. ⁠Tomb of Thutmose IV: This was the pharaoh who made the stone tablet commemorating the Great Sphinx of Giza.
5. ⁠And…